274.0000
Family
Malvaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. 271 (1789), nom. cons.
249 genera, ca. 5400 spp.
Species listed in database: 5494; hybrids: 40
= Berryaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xxxvii (2001), Family
= Bombacaceae Kunth; Malvac., Büttner., Tiliac.: 5 (1822), nom. cons.
= Brownlowiaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Byttneriaceae R.Br.; M. Flinders, Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 540 (1814), nom. cons.
= Chiranthodendraceae A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 303 (1887)
= Dombeyaceae Desf.; Tabl. Ecole Bot., ed. 3: 252 (1829), nom. cons.
= Durionaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Grewiaceae Doweld & Reveal; Reveal, Bot. Rev (Lancaster) 71: 100 (2005)
= Helicteraceae J.Agardh; Theoria toSyst. Pl.: 264 (1858), Family
= Hermanniaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég.: 52 (1820)
= Hibiscaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 275 (1858)
= Lasiopetalaceae Rchb.; Mag. Aesth. Bot. 1(2): ad t. 37 (1823)
= Mansoniaceae A.Chev.; Bot. Jahresber. [Just] 38(1): 852 (1913)
= Melochiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 271 (1858)
= Pentapetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 222 (1820)
= Philippodendraceae A.Juss.; V. V. D. d´Orbigny, Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 9: 735 (1847)
= Plagianthaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 272 (1858)
= Sidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 222 (1820)
= Sparrmanniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 260 (1858)
= Sterculiaceae Vent.; Parad. Lond. 2: ad t. 69 (1807), nom. cons.
= Theobromataceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 264 (1858)
= Tiliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. 289 (1789), nom. cons.
274.3509
Genus
Melhania Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt. Arab. 64 (1775)
Distribution: Tropical Old World
Species listed in database: 73; hybrids: 1
= Brotera Cav.; Anal. Cienc. Nat. 1: 33 (1799), Ic. 5: 19. t. 433 (1800)
= Cardiostegia C.Presl; Epim. Bot. 249 (1849)
= Paramelhania Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 24 (1949)
= Pentaglottis Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 1156 (1829), nom. inval.
= Sideria Ewart & A.H.K.Petrie; Proc. Roy. Soc. Vict. n. s. 38: 174 (1926)
= Sprengelia Schult.; Obs. Bot. 134 (1809)
= Trochetiopsis Marais; Kew Bull. 36(3): 645 (1981)
= Vialia Vis.; Ind. Sem. Hort. Patav. (1840)
species :
Melhania acuminata
Mast.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 231 (1868)
Distribution: SE-Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
species :
Melhania acuminata
Mast.var.agnosta (K.Schum.) Wild; Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 33: 36 (1959)
Distribution: Zambia; Zimbabwe; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov.)
26 ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania agnosta K.Schum.; Engl. Monog. Afr. Pfl. 5: 11 (1900)
= Melhania obtusa N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 99 (1906)
species :
Melhania albiflora
(Hiern) Exell & Mendonça; Carrisso, Consp. Fl. Angol. 1: 190 (1939) ex Hill & Salisb.
Distribution: Egypt; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Soqotra; Angola
20 EGY 24 ERI ETH SOC SOM SUD 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania incana var. albiflora Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 88 (1896)
= Melhania steudneri Schweinf.; Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien 18: 672 (1868)
species :
Melhania ambovombeensis
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 15 (1949)
Distribution: SC- & SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania andrahomanensis
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 18 (1949)
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania angustifolia
K.Schum.; Engl. Monog. Afr. Pfl. 5: 11 (1900)
Distribution: +Pemba Isl.
25 TAN
Remarks: only known from the type
species :
Melhania annua
Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 19(2): 193 (1999)
Distribution: Somalia; SE-Kenya
24 SOM 25 KEN
species :
Melhania apiculata
Baker f.; J. Bot., 123 (1901)
Distribution: E- & SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania beguinotii
Cufod.; Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp. 134 (1939)
Distribution: S-Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Melhania brachycarpa
Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 418 (1928)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Melhania burchellii
DC.; Prod. 1: 499 (1824)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga, N-Cape Prov.)
26 ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania albicans Baker f. [J.Bot., 123 (1901)]
= Melhania dinteri Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 350 (1919)
= Melhania serrata Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 1007 (1902)
species :
Melhania cannabina
Wight ex Mast.; Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1: 372 (1874)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania balakrishnanii K.Ravik., R.Ganesan & Ramam.; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 31(1-4): 172 (1989 publ. 1992)
species :
Melhania carrissoi
Exell & Mendonça; Carrisso, Consp. Fl. Angol. 1: 190 (1939), in clavi, lusitanice, et in Bol. Soc. Brot. 1938-9, Ser. 2, 13: 310 [1939], latine.
Distribution: SW-Angola
26 ANG
species :
Melhania corchoriflora
Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 501 (1885)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania corchoriflora Baill., Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 16 (1949), descr. ampl.
species :
Melhania coriacea
Chiov.; Fl. Somala, 104 (1929)
Distribution: S-Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Melhania damarana
Harv.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 2: 590 (1862)
Distribution: Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT NAM SAF
species :
Melhania decaryana
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 7: 116 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania dehnhardtii
K.Schum.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 2: 302 (1899)
Distribution: SE-Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Melhania denhamii
R.Br. ex Denham & Clapp.; Narr. Trav. Afr. App. 232 (1826)
Distribution: S-Algeria (Hoggar); Egypt (SE-Egypt); Mauritania; Senegal; Mali; Niger; Chad (incl. Tibesti); Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; NE-Kenya; Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Asir); Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Tihama); Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan); India (Rajasthan)
20 ALG EGY 22 MLI MTN NGR SEN 24 CHA DJI ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN 35 OMA SAU YEM 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Brotera bracteosa Guill. & Perr.; Fl. Senegamb. Tent. 1: 86, t. 17 (1831)
= Cardiostegia kotschyi (Hochst.) C.Presl; Epim. Bot. 249 (1849)
= Melhania bracteosa (Guill. & Perr.) Boiss.; Fl. Orient. 1: 841 (1867)
= Melhania denhamii var. benadirensis Chiov.; Fl. Somala 1: 103 (1929)
= Melhania kotschyi Hochst.; Flora 24(1 Intell.): 43 (1841)
= Melhania reniformis Hochst. & Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 118 (1841)
= Melhania sidifolia Stocks ex Boiss.; Fl. Orient. 1: 841 (1867)
= Pentapetes bracteosa (Guill. & Perr.) Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 2: 299 (1841)
species :
Melhania didyma
Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. 52 (1834 publ. 1835)
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 BOT SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania leucantha E.Mey.1843 Drège, Zwei Pfl.Docum.201, nomen (1843)
= Melhania macrophylla (Vis.) Vis.; Index Seminum (PAD, Patavium) 1855: 4 (1855)
= Vialia macrophylla Vis.; Linnaea 15(Lit.): 103 (1841)
species :
Melhania ebena
(Cronk) Dorr; Taxon 70(1): 119 (2020)
Name: Ebony
Distribution: St. Helena
28 STH
Conservation Status: Highly endangered (2 original specimens surviving but many cultivated plants exist)
Synonyms: hidden
= Trochetiopsis ebenus Cronk; Edinburgh J. Bot. 52(2): 210 (1995)
species :
Melhania engleriana
K.Schum.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891 393 (1892)
Distribution: N-Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Melhania erythroxylon
(G.Forst.) R.Br.; Aiton Hort. Kew. ed. II. iv, 146 (1812)
Name: Redwood
Distribution: +St. Helena
28 STH
Conservation Status: Extinct in the wild (specimens in cultivation with low fertility)
Synonyms: hidden
= Assonia erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Sims; Bot. Mag. sub t. 1000 (1807)
= Dombeya erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Willd.; Sp. Pl. 3: 725 (1800)
= Pentapetes erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Sims; Bot. Mag. t. 1000 (1807)
= Pentapetes erythroxylon G.Forst.; Comm. Gotting. 9: 61 (1789)
= Trochetia erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Benth.; J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 6: 116 (1862)
= Trochetiopsis erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Marais; Kew Bull. 36(3): 645 (1981)
species :
Melhania fiherenanensis
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 22 (1949)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania forbesii
Planch. ex Mast.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 231 (1868)
Distribution: ?Tanzania; NW-Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar
26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania serrulata R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exped. 1911-1912 i. 147 (1914)
species :
Melhania fruticosa
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 7: 117 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania futteyporensis
Munro ex Mast.; Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1: 373 (1874)
Distribution: Pakistan (Chitral, N. W. Frontier Prov., Pakistani Punjab, Murree, Sind); India (Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh)
40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania abutiloides Aitch.; Cat. Pl. Punjab Sindh: 22 (1869), nom. illeg.
= Melhania futteyporensis var. maior (Blatt. & Hallb.) Santapau; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 56: 278 (1959)
= Melhania hamiltoniana Munro; Hort. Agrens.: 9 (1844), sensu auct.
= Melhania tomentosa Stocks ex Mast.; Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1: 373 (1874)
= Melhania tomentosa var. maior Blatt. & Hallb.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 26: 228 (1918)
species :
Melhania hamiltoniana
Wall.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 69-70, t. 77 (1830)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); India (Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand); Myanmar (Mandalay, Sagaing)
36 CHI 40 IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Dombeya hamiltoniana Wall. ex G.Don; Gen. Syst. 1: 536 (1831)
= Melhania abutiloides Arn. ex Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 1: t. 23 (1838)
= Pentaglottis tomentosa Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 1156 (1829), nom. inval.
species :
Melhania hiranensis
Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 19(2): 195 (1999)
Distribution: S-Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Melhania humbertii
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 23 (1949)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania incana
B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. 68 (1834)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Australia (Northern Territory)
40 IND 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania incana B.Heyne; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 1200 (1829)
= Melhania sidiflora Span.; Linnaea 15: 174 (1841)
species :
Melhania integra
I.Verd.; Bothalia 8: 177 (1964)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Melhania itampoloensis
(Hochr.) Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 18 (1949)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania perrieri var. itampoloensis Hochr.; Candollea 3: 142 (1926)
species :
Melhania jaberi
Abedin; Fl. Kingdom Saudi Arabia 3: 270 (2001)
Distribution: Saudi Arabia
35 SAU
species :
Melhania javanica
Adelb.; Blumea 5: 505 (1945)
Distribution: Java; Lesser Sunda Isl.
42 JAW LSI
species :
Melhania kelleri
Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. 2, 2: 1008 (1902)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia
24 DJI ETH SOM
species :
Melhania latibracteolata
Dorr; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Stercul. 86 (2007)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Kenya
24 ETH 25 KEN
species :
Melhania lisae
Dorr; Taxon 70(1): 119 (2020), nom. nov.
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Paramelhania decaryana Arènes 1949 Mem.Inst.Sci.Madag., Ser.B, 2: 26 (1949)
species :
Melhania magnifolia
Blatt. & Hallb.; J. Bombay Nat Hist. Soc. 26: 228 (1918)
Distribution: India (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan)
40 IND
species :
Melhania mananarensis
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 7: 115 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania melanoxylon
(Sol. ex Sims) R.Br.; W. T. Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 146 (1812)
Distribution: +St. Helena
28 STH
Synonyms: hidden
= Dombeya melanoxylon (Sol. ex Sims) Roxb.; Beatson, Tracts St. Helena: 307 (1816)
= Pentapetes melanoxylon Sol. ex Sims; Bot. Mag. sub t. 1000 (1800)
= Trochetia melanoxylon (Sol. ex Sims) Benth.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 116 (1862)
= Trochetiopsis melanoxylon (Sol. ex Sims) Marais; Kew Bull. 36: 645 (1981)
species :
Melhania menafe
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 7: 114 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania milleri
Abedin; ined.?
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
species :
Melhania minutissima
Hochr.; Candollea 3: 143 (1926), et ex Arènes, Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 21 (1949), descr. emend. et ampl.
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania muricata
Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinb. 1 1: 503 (1882)
Distribution: Djibouti; Somalia; Soqotra; NE-Kenya; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Oman (Mascat & Oman, Dhofar); Yemen (Inner Yemen, Inner Hadhramaut)
24 DJI SOC SOM 25 KEN 35 OMA SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania parvifolia Chiov.; Fl. Somala, 103 (1929)
species :
Melhania oblongifolia
F.Muell.; Fragm. 1: 69 (1858)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales)
42 NWG 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania oblongifolia f. angustifolia Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 971 (1928)
species :
Melhania orbicularidentata
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 7: 120 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania ovata
(Cav.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 3: 32 (1826)
Distribution: S-Libya (Tibesti); Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Sao Vicente Isl., Santa Luzia Isl., Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Sal Isl., Ilha da Boa Vista, Ilha de Maio, Ilha de Sao Tiago, Fogo, Ilha Brava); ?Mauritania; Senegal; Niger; Chad; ?Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; SE-Kenya; ?NE-Tanzania; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (N-Inner Yemen, W-Yemen); Pakistan (Sind, Karachi); Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
20 LBY 21 CVI 22 NGR SEN 24 CHA ERI ETH 25 KEN UGA 35 OMA SAU YEM 40 PAK 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Brotera leprieurii Guill. & Perr.; Fl. Seneg. Tent. 1: 86 (1831)
= Brotera ovata Cav.; Monad. Class. Diss. Dec. 5: 20, t. 433 (1789)
= Hibiscus azbenicus de Miré & Gillet; J. Agric. Trop. & Bot. Appliq. 3: 244 (1956) (asbenicus)
= Melhania abyssinica A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 76 (1847)
= Melhania leprieurii (Guill. & Perr.) Webb; Hook. Niger Fl. 113. tt. 4, 5 (1849)
= Melhania oblongata Hochst. ex Mast.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 232 (1868)
= Melhania ovata (Cav.) Engl.; Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1891 303 (1892), isonym
= Melhania ovata var. abyssinica (A.Rich.) K.Schum.; Engl., Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 7 (1900)
= Melhania ovata var. montana K.Schum.; Engl., Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 7 (1900)
= Melhania ovata var. oblongata Hochst. ex K.Schum.; Engl., Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 9 (1900)
= Melochia ovata (Cav.) Desf.; Tabl. École Bot., ed. 2. 172 (1815)
= Pentapetes leprieurii (Guill. & Perr.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 299 (1841)
= Pentapetes ovata (Cav.) Willd.; Enum. Pl. [Willdenow] 719 (1809)
= Pentapetes parviflora Fisch. ex Steud.; Nom. ed. I. 604 (1821), nom. inval.
= Sprengelia modesta Schult.; Obs. Bot. 134 (1809)
species :
Melhania parviflora
Chiov.; Fl. Somala, II. 31 (1932)
Distribution: Ethiopia; S-Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; NE-Tanzania
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA
species :
Melhania perrieri
Hochr.; Candollea 3: 141 (1926), et ex Arènes, Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 19 (1949), descr. emend.
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania phillipsiae
Baker f.; J. Bot., 4 (1898)
Distribution: S-Egypt; Niger; N-Chad (Tibesti); Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; NE-Kenya; Yemen (SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut)
20 EGY 22 NGR 24 CHA DJI ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania denhamii var. grandibracteata K.Schum.; Ann. Istit. Bot. Roma 7: 32 (1898)
= Melhania fiorii Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 10: 383 (1911)
= Melhania grandibracteata (K.Schum.) K.Schum.; Engl. Monog. Afr. Pfl. 5: 15 (1900)
species :
Melhania poissonii
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 2: 23 (1949)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania polygama
I.Verd.; Bothalia 8: 178 (1964)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Melhania polyneura
K.Schum.; Engl. Monog. Afr. Pfl. 5: 8 (1900)
Distribution: NW-Tanzania
25 TAN
Remarks: only known from the type collected in 1885
species :
Melhania praemorsa
Dorr; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Stercul. 88 (2007)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Kenya
24 ETH 25 KEN
species :
Melhania prostrata
Burch.; Trav. 2: 263 (1824)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; S-Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZIM 27 BOT SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Dombeya prostrata Burch. ex DC.; Prod. 1: 499 (1824)
= Melhania linearifolia Sond.; Linnaea 23: 18 (1850)
= Melhania prostrata f. latifolia Baker f.; J. Bot. 37: 425 (1899)
species :
Melhania quercifolia
Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 19(2): 196 (1999)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Melhania randii
Baker f.; J. Bot., 425 (1899)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; W-Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Melhania rehmannii
Szyszyl.; Polyp. Rehmann. 46 (1887)
Distribution: S-Zimbabwe; S-Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, N-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania griquensis Bolus; J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 22: 172 (1887), K. Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. 10: 41 (1889) p. p.
= Melhania rupestris Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. 2, 2: 1008 (1902)
species :
Melhania rotundata
Hochst. ex Mast.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 230 (1868)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; E-Kenya
24 DJI ERI ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania cyclophylla Hochst. ex Mast.; Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 230 (1868)
= Melhania taylorii Baker f. [J.Bot.39: 123 (1901)]
species :
Melhania sidoides
(Wight & Arn.) Noltie; Regnum Veg. 145: 438 (2005)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Hibiscus sidoides Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 49 (1834)
species :
Melhania somalensis
Baker f.; J. Bot., 3 (1898)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Melhania spathulata
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 7: 118 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania stipulosa
J.R.I.Wood; Kew Bull. 39(1): 136 (1984)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Djibouti; ?Somalia; Saudi Arabia; S-Yemen; Yemen
24 DJI ETH 35 SAU YEM
species :
Melhania substricta
Dorr; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Stercul. 87 (2007)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Kenya
24 ETH 25 KEN
species :
Melhania suluensis
Gerstner; J. S. Afr. Bot. 12: 39 (1946)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
species :
Melhania transvaalensis
Szyszyl.; Polyp. Rehmann. 46 (1887)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng)
27 SAF
species :
Melhania tulearensis
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 7: 113 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania velutina
Forssk.; Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 64 (1775)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; N-Somalia; NE-Tanzania; S-Angola; Namibia; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Oman (Mascat & Oman); Yemen (SW-Yemen, W-Yemen)
23 RWA ZAI 24 DJI ERI ETH SOM SSU 25 TAN 26 ANG 27 NAM 35 OMA SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dombeya velutina (Forssk.) Willd.; Sp. Pl. 3: 726 (1800)
= Melhania ferruginea A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 76 (1847)
= Melhania malacochlamys K.Schum.; Engl., Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 13 (1900)
= Pentapetes velutina (Forssk.) Vahl; Symb. Bot. 1: 49 (1790)
species :
Melhania virescens
K.Schum.; Engl. Monog. Afr. Pfl. 5: 6 (1900)
Distribution: Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melhania bolusii Burtt Davy; Man. Fl. Pl. & Ferns, Pt. 1, 46 (1926)
species :
Melhania vohipalyensis
Arènes; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag., Ser. B, 7: 119 (1956)
Distribution: SE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Melhania volleseniana
Dorr; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Stercul. 84 (2007)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Melhania zavattarii
Cufod.; Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp. 136 (1939)
Distribution: S-Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Melhania ×benjaminii
(Cronk) Dorr; Taxon 70(1): 119 (2020)
Distribution: St. Helena
28 STH
Remarks: Melhania ebena x M. erythroxylon
Synonyms: hidden
= Trochetiopsis ×benjaminii Cronk; Edinburgh J. Bot. 52(2): 211 (1995)
